Jay-Z

JAY Z (born Shawn Corey Carter, December 4, 1969) is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America having had a net worth of over $450 million in 2010. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving ten Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most #1 albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. JAY Z was ranked as the 10th most successful artist of the 2000–2009 decade by Billboar... Continue Bio >>